Cooper Creek Wilderness has been busy promoting the Daintree Rainforest with two film crews visiting their incredible property.


Last week Blue Planet Productions, who made the excellent documentary "Extreme Australia" some ten years ago for the Discovery Channel, spent two days with Cooper Creek Wilderness shooting a documentary for ABC entitled "The Land that Time Forgot."

The documentary is due to be aired in September 2011 and will focus on the comparison between fossilised plants, and living day species in the world's oldest surviving rainforest.

In addition to the ABC documentary makers, a crew from 'Tabi Salad', one of Japans best known travel programs also paid a visit to Cooper Creek Wilderness last Sunday.Tabi (or Travel) Salad has been on air continuously for 16 years and is broadcast on 27 channels nationally to an average monthly viewing audience of 16 million.

The show invites a famous Japanese celebrity to experience Australia, and after returning home, shares her adventures with the host and viewing audience.

According to Prue Hewett from Cooper Creek Wilderness there are a number of benefits to be gained from the filming.

"The destinations are showcased to a large audience, but the celebrity is indirectly endorsing the tour and location by talking about what a great time she had, what she did, saw, and learnt."

Ms Hewett said more work needs to be done in promoting the authentic rainforest experience available in the Daintree.

"Longer stays are better for visitors. You can't just walk on a board walk and understand it (the rainforest). We can share the secrets because we live amongst it. "

Former Tony's Tropical Tours employee and documentary maker, Paul O'Dowd guided the Japanese crew through the rainforest.

The theme for show featuring Cooper Creek Wilderness is ‘Hidden Secrets’ and will be shown in Japan on 4 January 2011.